eld
eld is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Age; esp., old age. [Obs. or Archaic] As sooth is said, eelde hath great avantage. Chaucer. Great Nature, ever young, yet full of eld. Spenser.
- 2.Old times; former days; antiquity. [Poetic] Astrologers and men of eld. Longfellow.
- 3.To age; to grow old. [Obs.]
- 4.To make old or ancient. [Obs.] Time, that eldeth all things. Rom. of R.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is age; esp., old age. [Obs. or Archaic] As sooth is said, eelde hath great avantage. Chaucer. Great Nature, ever young, yet full of eld. Spenser called?
- What is old times; former days; antiquity. [Poetic] Astrologers and men of eld. Longfellow called?
- What is to make old or ancient. [Obs.] Time, that eldeth all things. Rom. of R called?
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